Hоw саn you teach your сhildrеn tо use the intеrnеt ѕаfеlу? It’s a question I’vе been thinking аbоut a lоt, as thе Mom оf 6 and 9-year-old ѕоnѕ who аrе аlrеаdу аdерt with parental tablets аnd lарtорѕ аlikе. They knоw thе internet is a mаgiсаl еntitу сараblе оf аnѕwеring obscure quеѕtiоnѕ; рrоviding printable templates оf pretty muсh аnу аnimаl to …
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Every month, students across the nation are battling it out to top our KQ wall of champions and mastering their core English skills at the same time! This month, we’re proud to congratulate Brendan from Waverley College who crushed it at the top of our leaderboard and has managed to hold onto his position as our September Champion of the …
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Many people have the desire to do something different when it comes to learning. Sometimes it is simply not beneficial to continue trying to learn in a more traditional fashion such as sitting inside a classroom. As a result, online learning has become extremely popular. Just as adults have had the opportunity to use online learning for years in order …
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Saying that the internet is littered with terrible examples of grammar, punctuation and spelling is hardly a revolutionary statement; I’m sure you come across many inconceivable mistakes daily. How can we promote literacy skills such as spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary without helping to fix what we’ve already got?! 2013 brings the quest to clean up the internet, one tweet/post …
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Last month marked the inaugural Games for Change Australia and New Zealand Conference at the RMIT University Design Hub in Melbourne. Held over two days the conference brought together people from all different industries and backgrounds to share their experiences, projects and ideologies about games and gaming. The program of the conference consisted of both national and international speakers, with …
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Did you invent Knowledge Quest? Did you make up Knowledge Quest? How did you make Knowledge Quest? I’m just back from two weeks in Victoria where I visited several schools using Knowledge Quest. In every class I visited, 13 year olds peppered me with questions about Knowledge Quest and my capacity for creativity and innovation. Regrettably I had to answer …
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Knowledge Quest by Jacaranda is an online English game for kids that makes learning fun, while still staying in line with Australian Curriculum. Studies have shown that children, as well as adults, have better memory retention when they are doing something they enjoy. Today’s parents may be alarmed by the number of electronic devices their children use on a daily …
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